NUCLEAR WASTE
ECA Joins NEI, ANS, NWSC and others in Letter to DOE Requesting New Office Dedicated to Nuclear Waste Management
ECA Staff | 5/4/2021
Yesterday, the Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) joined other organizations in submitting a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Granholm requesting DOE to establish an office dedicated to nuclear waste management.
This letter specifically asks the new administration to establish an office that would report directly to the Secretary and is involved in the three main areas of nuclear waste cleanup: storage, transportation, and disposal.
All signatory coalitions believe a dedication office would:
- Provide a focal point for work on spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW);
- Facilitate necessary engagement with external stakeholders; and
- Demonstrate an intent and commitment to take meaningful action.
A dedicated office would benefit external stakeholders and DOE workforce - offering a mutually beneficial manner of accomplishing one of DOE's longest tasks: cleanup.
ECA joined the American Nuclear Society, the Decommissioning Plant Coalition, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, the Nuclear Energy Institute, the Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition, the Sustainable Fuel Cycle Task Force Science Panel, and the United States Nuclear Industry Council in signing the letter.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Letter from 8 orgs $2B in stimulus created 2,500 Hanford jobs 12 years ago. Tri-Cities leaders want a repeat
Tri-City Herald | 5/3/2021
Tri-Cities area leaders are looking for a repeat of the federal economic stimulus infusion of 2009 that created or saved an estimated 2,500 full-time jobs at the Hanford nuclear reservation.
Twelve years later federal leaders are again looking to stimulate the economy, this time because of the impact of COVID-19.
They included leaders Hanford Communities, a coalition of Hanford-area local governments, and the Tri-City Development Council.
Spending $6 billion on environmental cleanup under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 reduced future financial liabilities by an estimated $13 billion because work was done sooner and put 20,000 people to work, while strengthening economies in places like the Tri-Cities.
Read about DOE's High Level Waste Interpretation
Have questions about DOE’s recent high-level waste (HLW) interpretation? Download ECA’s Key Points and FAQs on the issue to better understand what ECA believes are the potential benefits of implementation.
Interested in learning more? Read the ECA report “Making Informed Decisions on DOE's Proposed High Level Waste Definition” at www.energyca.org/publications
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ECA's new site profiles detail DOE's 13 active Environmental Management cleanup sites and national laboratories, highlighting their history, missions, and priorities. The profiles are a key source for media, stakeholders, and the public to learn more about DOE site activities, contractors, advisory boards, and their surrounding local
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